Note: The generated sample pdf is available because
many people asked for it, not because it is a good idea to
use it as a reference. The style file and sample LaTeX
document contain instructions and comments
on why/how certain things were done in a certain way...

Added support for Glossaries
[sdsu-thesis.cls, thesis.tex, glossaries.tex, Makefile]:
if you don't need this comment out / delete the appropriate
lines in [thesis.tex], and the
"makeglossaries" line in [Makefile]

Added PS2PDF_OPTS in
the Makefile to force all fonts to be
embedded in the generated PDF file. This is now a
REQUIREMENT for publishing. If you are using a different
publishing system than ps2pdf (gs),
then you may have to find the correct setting to embed the
fonts; ask your favorite uncle --
"Uncle Google."

Fri Jan 31 09:03:11 PST 2013 – Peter Blomgren

Added
[LaTeX_Thesis_Format_Approval_[OFFICIAL].docx]
in the Resources folder.

Added
[LaTeX_Thesis_Format_Details_[UNOFFICIAL].docx]
in the Resources folder.

Added
[LaTeX_Thesis_Format_Details_[UNOFFICIAL].pdf]
in the Resources folder.

[body.tex] Changed "caption hints" to
include instructions for FULL CITATIONs.

[thesis.tex] "Since the library went
electronic, they no longer require an extra abstract to be
inserted at the end of the thesis."

[thesis.tex] Added note about
left-justification for short captions.

Fri Feb 23 14:11:32 PST 2012 – Peter Blomgren

Added [The-Subfigure-Package.pdf] in the
Resources folder.

(EXPERIMENTAL)
added \usepackage{amsthm} to
[thesis.tex], and added a definition of
\newtheoremstyle{dtm} to trim space
above and below the thereom-like environments; commenting
out \theoremstyle{dtm} should bring
back the old behavior (which is no longer passing thesis
review, even though "the review process hasn't
changed." Yeah, right --- just look at the
changelog since September 30, 2010.

Updated the way the "degree" is handled on the ABSTRACT
pages; the previous update broke these. The new version now
puts all the information from
the \degreeONE{},
\degreeTWO{},
and \degreeTHREE{} fields on the
abstract pages; it is unclear whether this is correct in the
"Concentration" case. The DTM is not
clear. [sdsu-thesis.cls]

Mon Feb 13 17:31:23 PST 2012 – Peter Blomgren

Changed the way [sdsu-thesis.cls] deals
with optional arguments to sectioning commands. In the
(common) one-argument case, the argument goes into the TOC
(if not too deep in the sectioning structure) and the
document; in the (rare) two-argument case, the first
argument goes into the TOC, and the SECOND into the
document. Previous versions of
[sdsu-thesis.cls] ignored the second
argument. Main use: setting math forumulas (in sectioning)
in BOLD TYPE inside the document, and in NON-BOLD TYPE in
the TOC.

Changed the way the "degree" is handled in the style file
to make it more obvious how to handle various degrees; in
particular degrees with "Concentrations" in some particular
area. [sdsu-thesis.cls, thesis.tex]

Changed the way technical reports are handled in the
bibilography. [siammod.bst]

[thesis.tex] is now usepackage'ing (how's
that for a verb?!) the caption package, with the correct
parameters, at an early stage in the process. Caption
labels should now be bold followed by a period, with bold
caption text in all (hopefully) cases.

Sat Feb 4 16:30:32 PST 2012 – Peter Blomgren

Added note on the subfig package (for those who
refuse to use the subfigure package), section
"Potential Pitfalls" [body.tex]

Added [siammod.bst] to the distribution;
see comment marked [**] in [README_First]

Corrected spelling of "Acknowledgments."

Added example of how to reference a patent.

Thu Dec 16 13:48:44 PDT 2010 – Peter Blomgren

Updated style [sdsu-thesis.cls] to conform
to:

[sub[sub[sub]]]sections should not be numbered in the
appendices

The appendix "splash pages" need to be horizonally and
VERTICALLY centered; previous versions left a *little*
more space at the bottom of the page, which is visually
more pleasing, but not strictly conforming to the
specifications.

Added
[Including-eps-graphics-in-pdfLaTeX.pdf]
which contains information on how to deal with eps graphics
in situations (like TeXShop on the Mac) where the LaTeX
"compiler" is based on pdfLaTeX (which cannot directly
handle eps graphics).

Thu Sep 30 11:37:51 PDT 2010 – Peter Blomgren

The sample thesis generated
from this version was OK'd the thesis reviewer.

Corrected template: Table caption ("Table Titles") --
Should be in HEADLINE STYLE, i.e. All Majors Words
Capitalized, and there is NO period at the end of the
caption. [Previously the template incorrectly showed ALL
CAPS for table captions.]

Various minor non-style related clean-up in
[Example].

Thu Sep 23 13:50:54 PDT 2010 – Peter Blomgren

Moved
[Dissertation_and_Thesis_Manual-2010-May-14.pdf]
and
[Review-Checklist_Downloaded-2010-Sep-09.pdf]
to a new subfolder [Resources]